Saulo Mineiro
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Saulo Rodrigues da Silva | ||
| Date of birth | 17 June 1997 | ||
| Place of birth | Uberlândia, Brazil | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Shanghai Shenhua | ||
| Number | 11 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 2011–2017 | Uberlândia | ||
| 2017 | → América Mineiro (loan) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2017–2018 | Uberlândia | 14 | (1) |
| 2018 | Uberaba | 6 | (0) |
| 2018 | Araxá | 9 | (2) |
| 2019 | Tupi | 7 | (0) |
| 2019 | CRAC | 6 | (0) |
| 2019–2020 | Volta Redonda | 30 | (10) |
| 2020–2021 | Ceará | 32 | (8) |
| 2021–2023 | Yokohama FC | 35 | (8) |
| 2023–2024 | Ceará | 50 | (14) |
| 2025– | Shanghai Shenhua | 14 | (8) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals as of 29 June 2025 | |||
Saulo Rodrigues da Silva (born 17 June 1997), known as Saulo Mineiro or simply Saulo, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays for Shanghai Shenhua as a forward.
Career
Saulo was born in Uberlândia, Minas Gerais, and represented hometown side Uberlândia EC as a youth.[1] He made his first team debut on 28 March 2017, in a 2–2 Campeonato Mineiro home draw against Cruzeiro; after coming on as a 61st minute substitute, he had to leave the field two minutes later due to an arm injury.[2]
Saulo spent the rest of the 2017 campaign on loan at América Mineiro's under-20 squad.[3] For the 2018 campaign, after again playing for Uberlândia, he also represented Uberaba and Araxá.[4]
In April 2019, after brief stints at Tupi and CRAC, Saulo signed for Volta Redonda.[5] On 4 September, he renewed his contract until 2021.[6]
On 18 September 2020, after scoring five goals in only six matches of the 2020 Série C, Saulo moved straight to Série A with Ceará.[7] He made his debut for the club on 25 October, replacing Cléber in a 2–1 home win against Coritiba.
Saulo scored his first goal in the top tier on 30 November 2020, netting his team's third in a 4–1 away success over Vasco da Gama.[8]
Career statistics
- As of match played 21 March 2026[9]
| Club | Season | League | State League | Cup | Continental | Other | Total | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Uberlândia | 2017 | Mineiro | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2018 | Série D | 4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 13 | 1 | |||
| Total | 4 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 14 | 1 | ||||
| Uberaba | 2018 | Mineiro Módulo II | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Araxá | 2018 | Mineiro 2ª Divisão | — | 9 | 2 | — | — | — | 9 | 2 | ||||
| Tupi | 2019 | Série D | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 8 | 0 | ||
| CRAC | 2019 | Goiano | — | 6 | 0 | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | ||||
| Volta Redonda | 2019 | Série C | 12 | 0 | — | — | — | 1[a] | 1 | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2020 | Série C | 6 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 19 | 10 | |||
| Total | 18 | 5 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 1 | 32 | 11 | |||
| Ceará | 2020 | Série A | 17 | 4 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | 18 | 4 | |||
| 2021 | Série A | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[b] | 0 | 11[c] | 4 | 31 | 8 | |
| Total | 26 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 4 | 49 | 12 | ||
| Yokohama FC | 2021 | J1 League | 11 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 11 | 4 | ||||
| 2022 | J2 League | 19 | 4 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 20 | 4 | ||||
| 2023 | J1 League | 9 | 0 | — | 2 | 2 | — | 2[d] | 0 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Total | 39 | 8 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | 0 | 44 | 10 | ||||
| Ceará | 2024 | Série b | 30 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | 8[c] | 0 | 45 | 13 | |
| Shanghai Shenhua | 2025 | Chinese Super League | 14 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 8[e] | 4 | 1[f] | 0 | 11 | 4 | |
| 2026 | Chinese Super League | 1 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 2[e] | 0 | — | 20 | 4 | |||
| Total | 15 | 8 | — | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 12 | |||
| Career total | 132 | 38 | 62 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 23 | 5 | 239 | 61 | ||
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Rio
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Copa Sudamericana
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in Copa do Nordeste
- ↑ Appearance(s) in J.League Cup
- 1 2 Appearance(s) in AFC Champions League Elite
- ↑ Appearance(s) in Chinese Super Cup
Honours
- Ceará
- Campeonato Cearense: 2024
- Shanghai Shenhua
References
- ↑ "Saulo Mineiro - Pratas da Casa" [Saulo Mineiro - Home-grown] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário de Uberlândia. 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Estreia, dor e alívio: Saulo lembra lesão após minutos em campo: "Infelicidade"" [Debut, pain and relief: Saulo remembers injury after minutes on the field: "Unfortunate"] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 29 March 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Atacante Saulo retorna ao Uberlândia após período no sub-20 do América-MG" [Forward Saulo returns to Uberlândia after period at América-MG's under-20] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 28 November 2017. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Araxá Esporte anuncia atacante Bruno Aquino e mais dois para Segundona" [Araxá Esporte announce forward Bruno Aquino and two more for the Segundona] (in Brazilian Portuguese). GloboEsporte.com. 3 July 2018. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Voltaço anuncia a contratação do atacante Saulo Mineiro" [Voltaço announce the signing of forward Saulo Mineiro] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Federação de Futebol do Estado do Rio de Janeiro. 8 April 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
- ↑ "Voltaço renova com Saulo Mineiro e Luan" [Voltaço renew with Saulo Mineiro and Luan] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Volta Redonda FC. 4 September 2019. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ↑ "Saulo é o mais novo atacante do Ceará" [Saulo is the newest forward of Ceará] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Ceará SC. 18 September 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ↑ "'Coração Valente', Saulo Mineiro comemora gol contra o Vasco após superar problema cardíaco" ['Braveheart', Saulo Mineiro celebrates goal against Vasco after overcoming a heart problem] (in Brazilian Portuguese). Diário do Nordeste. 30 November 2020. Retrieved 5 May 2021.
- ↑ Saulo Mineiro at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
External links
- Saulo Mineiro at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)
- Ceará profile (in Brazilian Portuguese)
- 1997 births
- Living people
- Footballers from Uberlândia
- Brazilian men's footballers
- Men's association football forwards
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série A players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série B players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série C players
- Campeonato Brasileiro Série D players
- J1 League players
- J2 League players
- Chinese Super League players
- Uberlândia Esporte Clube players
- Uberaba Sport Club players
- Araxá Esporte Clube players
- Tupi Football Club players
- Volta Redonda FC players
- Ceará Sporting Club players
- Yokohama FC players
- Shanghai Shenhua F.C. players
- Brazilian expatriate men's footballers
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in Japan
- Expatriate men's footballers in Japan
- Brazilian expatriate sportspeople in China
- Expatriate men's footballers in China
- 21st-century Brazilian sportsmen